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  • Antonia McBryde 4 May 2012

    Have you ever asked yourself ‘Who is Jesus’? Have you sought an opportunity to discuss this with your peers?During Lent, Marist Young Adult Ministry provided a forum for young adults to more»
    Young people ponder the essential Jesus
  • Tricia Kane 4 May 2012

    'I find myself fired by the wonders that science is revealing as well as being deeply inspired by the wisdom of the spiritual traditions of the human family. Holding the empirical evidence of science more»
  • 4 May 2012

    St Catherine’s College student Gabrielle Armstrong-Scott is the latest recipient of a coverted United World Colleges Scholarship. This is the second time in recent years a nominee of the more»

World News

  • Jesuits shelter 'refugees' during May crisis

    Bernard Hyacinth Aputhasamy SJ 9 June 2010

    As the Thai capital faced a dramatic climax to a nine-week standoff between anti-government protesters and troops on Wednesday May 19, the Jesuit community in Bangkok opened its doors to a group of 'Bangkok refugees'. more»
    Thai locals seek refuge in Jesuits' Bangkok base
  • Cecily McNeill 30 July 2009

    Next month Timor-Leste celebrates 10 years of independence as a proud but fragile nation. more»
    Timor-Leste turns 10 as it struggles against poverty
  • Rosa Moiwend visits Wellington as a guest of Wellington Peacemakers

    Cecily McNeill 30 July 2009

    But the forests have been decimated by foreign logging companies, particularly P T Intimpura which exports logs to countries like New Zealand. The Merbau tree in the Papuan forest is sold in New Zealand as Kwila for decking. The West Papuans want the government to limit the companies' licences to slow down the rate of logging. more»
    Papuan justice worker tells of undermining of rights

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  • 4 May 2012

    With another ‘end of life choice’ bill poised to enter the parliamentary debating chamber, the Salvation Army warns that people at the end of their lives may feel pressure to choose an more»
  • 4 May 2012

    She pours a cup of tea taking it to her comfortable chair in the lounge. It faces high, wide windows that open onto the garden.Beyond the fence distant roof tops rise to vast blue sky where, today, more»
  • 4 May 2012

    There’s something about a mobility scooter that has been putting me off.I had one when I first left the hospital after the stroke six years ago. This was a motorised wheelchair and I certainly more»

Wellington

  • Cecily McNeill 4 May 2012

    Around 60 priests, lay leaders and Catholic Centre staff attended a ministry formation day last month to look at the issues concerning the more rigorous building codes that have been adopted since more»
  • The YCL leadership team 15 February 2012

    They should have been on holiday, celebrating the end of exams. Instead, on December 10, 59 young people from around the archdiocese gathered in Paraparaumu to celebrate and explore the time, treasure and talents they have to offer as Young Catholic Leaders. more»
  • Another graduation from Challenge 2000's gap programme

    Cecily McNeill 11 November 2011

    Andrew enjoyed the discipline of regular meals – 'I thought we had to eat snacks between meals but the army taught us how to eat the right amount of food at meals'.
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    Gap year students reflect on the Marist Challenge

Palmerston North

  • Clare Sarten 8 May 2012

    We all know bible stories which feature mountains and, given the significance – both physically and spiritually – of the mountain in our lives in Taranaki we thought it would be a great more»
    Mass on the mountain
  • Mary Fama 4 May 2012

    Some 65 parishioners from the Hawke’s Bay Pastoral Area shared a six-day retreat at the beginning of March on Spirituality for Our Times – a shared experience of God, of Church, and of more»
  • Pat Rhodes 4 May 2012

    Whanganui Prison invited Manawatu Prison to an inaugural Choir Competition last month. The highly successful event saw the hosts amassing the greater number of points and claiming the trophy.The more»

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